how emotional sensation looks in the body

Many of us have felt the sensations of anger, swelling up in our chest and making us “hot-headed,” but now researchers are taking it one step further. Check out the graphic below from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America (PNAS) to see how emotions affect the body through sensation. Red to yellow …

yoga teachers: what experience are you creating?

In my early 20’s, I relied on a whole slew of people to manage my reactions. After having a bad day, I would reach out to a compassionate ear (or three) to relive the day’s happenings: my boss was being ridiculous, my boyfriend and I broke up again, or so-and-so said something slightly off about my awesome outfit. These conversations …

nothing to lose [ poem ]

That moment when you realize the ego holds you back – that there is only this moment – that possibilities are always endless. Thus, there is nothing to lose. Situation is nothing. Attitude is everything. Possibilities are endless. The entitled nature of ownership limits one from abundance. “I have” becomes a reality of  “I have this to lose”. Protection of …

processing through hardships

The Three-Page Process We’ve all been there. Nothing in life seems to be going our way: a bad job, an unhealthy relationship, not feeling satisfied, or any combination of the sort. When it is so easy to get stuck in the same story over and over again, and ever so hard to get out. I found myself in one of …

a better life, right now

There is plenty of talk of improving your life, and plenty of life coaches now to help you do it. I believe that it’s always the little things in life that make up the larger scope of your human experience: as seconds become minutes, minutes hours, and hours days. Here’s my go-to list of ways to improve your life right …